Improvement in faucets



, UNITED STATES- P-ATENT '.Olrluclzle;1 i

WILLIAM *MORGrENSTERN,` OFNEW YORK, N. Y,

Specification forming 'part of Letters Patent No. l05,360, da;ted duly12,1870.

To all whom it 'may concern.'

Beitknown that I,WI LL1AM M oRGENs'rERN, of the'city, county,'and Stateot' New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Faucets; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full,l clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference This invention consists in the arrangementofa valvewhich connects by means of a rod with an `eccentric wrist-pin inthe plug, and which is seated in the inner end of the tubular shank of afaucet in such a manner that by turning thelplug in the proper directionthe valve is drawn up againstfits seat andthe faucetis closed at thenne'r end ofits shank, thereby-preventing any liquid from lemaininginthe faucet, where it is liabletc becomewarm and stale. The valve-rod issteadied by a perforated cross-bar secured in the' tubular shank, 4so asto bring the valve square up against its seat whenever the plugis turnedin the proper direction. Y A In the drawings, the letter A'designates myfaucet, which is cast or otherwise made with a spout, a., and with atubular shank, b. Into the body of the faucet is fitted a plug, B, whichis provided at its inner end with an eccentric wristpin, c, thatconnects by `a rod, d, with the valve e. .This valve is by preferencemade of india.rubber,-but it may be made of any suitable material; andthe rod d is made of such a length lthat when the plug B is turned totheposition shown in Fig. 1 the valve is drawn up against its seat j',which is formed in the'inner 4end ofl tubular shank b.

The chamber in which the wrist-pin has its 4play'is larger than thespout a, so as to leave a shoulder, h, which prevents the unintentionalvdisconnection of the wrist-pin and the rod d,

thus dispensing with the necessity of fastening devices.V The attachmentand' detachment of the rod and pin are, however, easily made.

In order to compel the valve to come square up against its seat, the rodd is supported by a` cross-bar, g, which is situated --i n the ulteriorof the tubular shank, near its inn'er end. By these means a faucet isobtained w'hichis closed at the inner end of -its tubular shank, andwhen one of my faucets is inserted into a barrel and closed no portionof the contents of the barrel ispermittedto lodge in the shank oftheitaucet.. where it would be liable to become warm and stale. e

In faucets of the ordinary construction the tubular shank fills up withliquid whenever the plug is closed, and such liquid becomes warm undstale, and when'theiaucet is opened this] stale liquid mixes with theliquid discharging from the barrel, and-the qualit-y of theliquid "drawnfrom a barre-l is deteriorated. My t'aucet is therefore of particularvalue4 in suchplaces where liquids are drawn from barrelsl for" sale;but it can be used in all cases with advantageas a substitute fortheordinary faucet, since it is very cheap and simple in its construction,and not lia-ble to leak.

What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters' Patent, is

The eccentrc"`wristpin c on `the rotating j plug B, and shoulder h abovethe spout a of af faucet, in combination with a rod, d, extendn 'ingthroughout the entire length of the tubularl shank b, the valve e, andvalveseat f, when I" arranged and operating substantially asdescribed.,V

This specification signed by me this22d day of June, 1 870.

WILLIAM MORGENSTERN. Witnesses:

' .W. HAUFF,

Q. WAHLERS.

